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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · 5d

By that logic, if I don't want my taxpayer dollars going to bail out farmers, we shouldn't be doing that either.

These people are just the worst kinds of idiots.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

VARNEY: You canceled almost $8b of energy projects, most of them in blue states. Are you punishing the blue states?

CHRIS WRIGHT: We are punishing the wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars ... do you want to subsidize E-bike lanes lanes in Portlandia?

(That's not a no!)

Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · 9d

Around the same time, DIRECTV started including Disney+/Hulu/ESPN with some of their plans.

So there MAY have been people cancelling paid accounts because they were receiving the included accounts instead.

Still think the losses were big, but that MAY have played a role in that number.

Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · 21d

Absolutely pathetic move by ABC.

Completely spineless. Everyone is such a coward. Really makes you wonder where we go from here.

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 21d

“‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ will be preempted indefinitely,” an ABC spokeswoman said Wednesday, as Disney leans into an authoritarian future.

www.wsj.com/business/med...

Disney to Pull Jimmy Kimmel’s Show After Kirk Remarks

Disney said it is pulling ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show in the wake of remarks he made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

www.wsj.com

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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Aug 27

The saying has always been "a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich".

But, I guess this proves that's just not true.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Aug 27

Breaking NYT:

Federal prosecutors were unable to secure a felony assault indictment against the man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent on the streets of Washington this month, according to two people familiar with the matter. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

www.nytimes.com

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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ask him about this sign…is it true?!?!

(Took this when I was covering the team in 2012…feels like a campaign slogan…)

Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Aug 24

The last line of the story…

“Stringer noted that real officers do not wear ski masks.”

Umm…either HPD doesn’t acknowledge all the chaos agents out there as “real officers” or they are completely oblivious to the world around them.
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social

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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Aug 20

So let me see if I get this…

We need the military to keep DC safe…but the prosecutors are saying you can open carry with zero consequences?

If you’re wondering if Republicans are the dumbest people ever…yes. Yes they are.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · Aug 20

“Federal prosecutors in D.C. have been instructed not to seek felony charges against people who are carrying rifles or shotguns in [DC], regardless of the strength of the evidence, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and an email reviewed by [WaPo].” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Pirro’s office won’t pursue gun charges over carrying rifles, shotguns

A statement from Pirro on Tuesday said D.C.’s blanket prohibition on carrying shotguns or rifles “is clearly a violation of the Supreme Court’s holdings.”

www.washingtonpost.com

Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Aug 19

This is bad for SO many reasons. Nexstar is awful. Absolutely awful.

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · Aug 19

Nexstar announces $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna

The media world is no stranger to mergers and acquisitions in recent years as companies all over hte spectrum look to pool their resources in trying to navigate a rapidly changing landscape. And now it’s hitting on the local level with Nexstar acquiring Tegna in a deal worth over $6 billion. Nexstar is the largest Read more... The post Nexstar announces $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna appeared first on Awful Announcing.

dlvr.it

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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jul 24

No idea what the original post was…but as a kid who grew up with divorced parents, a cross-town zip line would have been WAY better than awkward pickups/dropoffs.

Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jul 19

This is next level humor here.

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · Jul 19

"CEOs beware, Chris Martin is here... out of the Rangers bullpen"
Jason Benetti

Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jul 18

Republicans…all of them…are weak, pathetic people.

Taking PBS funding for no reason (but throwing money at awful, terrible things)…

No excuse. Awful people. No reason for anyone to ever vote for a Republican again.

#npr #pbs #congress

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · Jul 18

NEWS: Trump's cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid clear Congress

House gives final passage by a vote of 216-213.

The Senate passed it yesterday 51-48.

With Republican votes only. Democrats all voted NO.

This now goes to Trump for his signature.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Trump's cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid clear Congress

The $9 billion package passed the House and Senate with only Republican votes through the rarely used "rescissions" process. Trump is now expected to sign it into law.

www.nbcnews.com

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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jul 17

Going to bed knowing Senate Republicans are cowards. Utter cowards. And while we’re all asleep, they’re going to vote to cut off PBS funding for NO REASON WHATSOEVER.

F’n pathetic losers. All of them.

#vote #senate #pbs

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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jul 16

The photograph (that I hope exists) of him on a knee with the catcher behind him will be epic.

#mlb #asg

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · Jul 16

3 Schwarbombs, for this one he's down on one knee
Joe Davis: "with the hat trick!"

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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jul 16

NL using their last pitcher up 1 in the 9th…

(starts Googling All-Star Game tie)

Wait…they break ties with a HR Derby now?!?!?

#mlb #asg

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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jul 3

The World Cup and the Olympics are supposed to be here in 2026 and 2028.

I just don't understand how they can possibly stay in the U.S. given...this.

ESPN @espn.com · Jul 3

Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who fought Jake Paul on Saturday in CA, has been arrested by U.S. immigration officers and is being processed for expedited removal from the country, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Thursday.

DHS: Mexican boxer Chavez Jr. arrested by ICE

The Department of Homeland Security said Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been arrested by U.S. immigration officers and is being processed for expedited removal from the country.

spr.ly

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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jul 3

Just the most pathetic losers imaginable.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 3

"A conga line of angsty Republican lawmakers filed through the West Wing on Wednesday, hemming and hawing about Trump's bill. They walked out with signed merchandise and photos in the Oval Office."

Trump Goes on a Charm Offensive as He Woos Holdout Republicans

www.nytimes.com

Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jul 3

But what happens until then? 3 more years of destruction? Even if Dems take all of Congress late next year, Trump will just do what he wants anyway.

How does any of this end in not a horribly bleak next 3 years?

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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jul 3

What’s really scary is that there’s no solution to this.

Even if Dems take all of Congress next year, so much damage has already been done and Trump will just ignore whatever they do.

Not sure how normalcy comes back. Really really bleak out there right now.

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · Jul 3

Simply extraordinary. Congressional Republicans are cheering on the fact that Trump will ignore parts of a bill they passed on partisan lines without a single Democratic vote. Article I is dead.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 3

CNBC: It sounds to me like the president persuaded you by saying he's gonna override some of the provisions in the bill. Is that right?

RALPH NORMAN: He's going to on the permitting drive a hard bargain. He's gonna have accountability. You'll see some executive orders.

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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jul 2

Completely secondary to all the awfulness...

...but Fox sucks so much they can't even get their chyrons right.

"GOP wants to get bill the Trump's desk"

Morons.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 2

Varney: "Our senior producer in DC says there are 12 no votes. I can't imagine Republicans saying no to the president at this particular time."

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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jul 1

Went down the rabbit hole of this franchise.

The Wiki summary of book plot, which the movies are based off of, starts with this line...

"In 2025, the world's economy is in shambles, and America has become a totalitarian dystopia."

Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · Jul 1

ok but can we talk about colman domingo in that new running man trailer

Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jul 1

So what is your preferred solution in Texas?

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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jun 30

a cartoon of a man holding a bag of newspapers

Alt: a cartoon of a man holding a bag of newspapers

media.tenor.com

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Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jun 29

It’s like the bill wasn’t quite evil enough for Senator Johnson.

Once they took away MORE from the poor people, then he could support it.

He (and all of them) are just garbage.

Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · Jun 29

RON JOHNSON says Trump and Senate leaders agreed to back Rick Scott's amendment to phase out the 90% Medicaid match for expansion population under the ACA.
"We can't afford it," said Johnson, expressing confidence they can get the votes.
Guts part of Obamacare...

Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jun 29

If the party sponsoring the bill can’t get enough votes on-board HOURS into it…maybe, just maybe, it’s a bad bill.

Just pull it and try again. This hours-long “voting” nonsense is ridiculous…

…which is on-brand for the right-wingers.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · Jun 29

Things remain unresolved, hours in. bsky.app/profile/stev...

Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · Jun 29

RICK SCOTT LEAVES THUNE OFFICE. “I haven’t voted yet” when I ask if he’s decided how he’s voting. Walks upstairs. Says he’s still working to get to a balanced budget

Keith Leventhal @keithleventhal.bsky.social · Jun 28

So Hawley hates the bill but is still voting for it.

Typical Republican hypocrite. All of them…identical. Pathetic.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · Jun 28

Hawley is a YES

But: "This has been an unhappy episode here in Congress, this effort to cut Medicaid... Frankly, my party needs to do some soul searching. If you want to be a working-class party, you’ve got to deliver for working-class people. You cannot take away health care from working people."

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · Jun 28

Senate Republicans release 940-page bill for Trump's agenda as they race to vote this weekend www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...